Ira Swartz was born in Los Angeles, California on October 8th, 1943. Ira lived right near the Olympic Jewish Temple and Center (today Temple Beth Am). Ira felt his…
סיפורה של מרתה טננבאום שמי מרתה רטנר טננבאום.נולדתי בארגנטינה בעיר סנטיאגו דל אסטרו בתאריך 18.7.1942, להורים נחום ואנה טייטלבאום. היינו שלושה אחים: דויד, שרה ואני. כשנולדתי, הורי רצו לתת לי שם…
Being Jewish is a very important thing to take pride in. However, every story is never the same story. In fact these are two stories My grandmother Lynne Rosen, has…
My grandpa, Moshe, lived in Syria. At the time Syrians were treating Jews very disrespectfully. He and his family had to escape, and the Jewish Federation helped them escape. While…
My grandpa, Samy Ymar
My grandfather, Samy Ymar, is a very special person in my life and throughout this interview, I was able to learn even more about him. He told me that one…
החופש להיות יהודי בארצות הברית, בניגוד לארץ המוצא, איראן
When I asked my grandfather when was a time that he felt happy to be Jewish, he said when he came to the United States. It took me a moment…
Gita Rosenwald was raised in a very religious environment, so while growing up, Gita took all the traditions for granted. It was only after she became a parent that Gita…
My grandmother Margaret Rosenthal felt Jewish for the first time when she went to a Jewish camp for kids in college. My grandmother never had a bat mitzvah as a…
The first time my Grandpa felt Jewish
When my grandpa was about three years old, his grandma and he went to the market. His grandma, my great-great grandma, found a crate in the market and told my…
My grandma Bertha always feels that she has her Jewish identity. She remembers a time that when Shabbat would start she and her friends would sneak out and go under…
When I was a child, my family lived in a town of 50,000 people with about 50 Jewish families and a small synagogue. Being Jewish was just part of who…
My Grandmother, Lois Reinis, felt the most Jewish mostly when she traveled. She tells me that she felt very Jewish when she traveled to Israel, Germany, and Poland. In each…